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Cllr Bolton changes her “Pledge” on Children’s Homes, to cover up failure

“Children’s services in Derby City are good. The director of children’s services (DCS), chief executive, senior leaders and members are a strong, collaborative group with a proven ability to improve services for children and families. Effective strategic partnerships, aligned strategic needs assessments, clear governance arrangements and integrated commissioning of services ensure shared priorities and actions to improve outcomes for children”

This is the opening paragraph from OFSTED’s report on Derby City Council’s Children’s Services which confirmed their “GOOD” rating….and the whole team should be warmly congratulated for this performance.

All pledges are a matter of public record. The OFSTED ratings are readily available for inspection. The fact is a Derby City Council Registered Care Home has a “Requires Improvement” status and she committed, on behalf of the Council, that they would all be “GOOD”, by April 2017. Another Care Home (SC481443) was reported as “Requires Improvement” in January 2017.

The Council is not admitting that a Pledge has failed….it has just changed the Pledge to suit!